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hadriel2018-01-20 01:57 pm
secondreturned) wrote in hadriel2018-01-20 01:57 pm
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You should have just killed me.
[Did you expect her to be thankful? Delight's text post comes a little belatedly after the poll has been closed and isn't quite the pleasant cheeriness that some of you have come to expect from her.]
I died the moment you saved Hope. We all did. This is just prolonging the inevitable.
I don't much care what you think of my decision or my actions. I tried to save what I could. I planned Hope's assassination for months, negotiated with the beings that killed everything I knew, traded the life of someone I adore very much- all to save my other allies and to save you. This was not a decision made quickly or lightly and I will not be made to regret doing what I felt was right.
I see now that I was too optimistic. You could not be made to lay down your weapons for a more peaceful arrangement- I suppose I should have known better, considering how antagonistic you've been. Still, I had to at least try. Nobody else would.
There's nothing more to say, save for this- don't rely on the other gods to save you. Fear will turn his back at the first opportunity and Hope will not fight alongside you. The others will use you how they see fit. What opportunity for survival you may have had with the Null has faded now. You're on your own.
[Did you expect her to be thankful? Delight's text post comes a little belatedly after the poll has been closed and isn't quite the pleasant cheeriness that some of you have come to expect from her.]
I died the moment you saved Hope. We all did. This is just prolonging the inevitable.
I don't much care what you think of my decision or my actions. I tried to save what I could. I planned Hope's assassination for months, negotiated with the beings that killed everything I knew, traded the life of someone I adore very much- all to save my other allies and to save you. This was not a decision made quickly or lightly and I will not be made to regret doing what I felt was right.
I see now that I was too optimistic. You could not be made to lay down your weapons for a more peaceful arrangement- I suppose I should have known better, considering how antagonistic you've been. Still, I had to at least try. Nobody else would.
There's nothing more to say, save for this- don't rely on the other gods to save you. Fear will turn his back at the first opportunity and Hope will not fight alongside you. The others will use you how they see fit. What opportunity for survival you may have had with the Null has faded now. You're on your own.
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[Or maybe she doesn't, given the whole other worlds thing. Though the adage probably flies over the gods' heads, at least they have generally tried to fix the situation when complaints came rolling in, even if they have sometimes gone about it in completely the wrong way. The Null, on the other hand, would likely just remove or replace any part that acts up too much, as cold, unfeeling logic would dictate. They already made it clear they're not interested in helping people survive, especially if they'd be any sort of hindrance.]
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[ Yes. She's heard it. It's a weird human saying, certainly, but one that she's familiar enough with.
But she agrees. While they might have the option to live beneath the Null instead of being sent home, Rose already knows that isn't a life she wants to live. ]